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Ayurvedic and Other Antioxidant Mimics

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Antioxidants inhibit oxidation of other substances generally by removing potentially damaging oxidizing agents in a living organism, thereby decreasing free radical-induced damage. Antioxidant supplements remain popular in spite of the fact that most of the recent scientific evidence has been unfavorable. In this chapter, we will objectively review the current status and future implications of some of the Ayurvedic and other herbal antioxidants. We also briefly discuss some of the challenges associated with this issue and how they could be overcome.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

    Samir Malhotra M.D., D.M.

  2. Ayurvedic Consultant, Mohali, Punjab, India

    Amritpal Singh M.D.

  3. Formerly at Ayurvedic College, Chandigarh, India

    Amritpal Singh M.D.

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  1. Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India

    Nirmal K. Ganguly

  2. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Educat, Chandigarh, India

    Surinder K. Jindal

  3. Department of Medicine and Oncology, Johns Hopkins College of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Shyam Biswal

  4. National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

    Peter J. Barnes

  5. Department of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

    Ruby Pawankar

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Malhotra, S., Singh, A. (2014). Ayurvedic and Other Antioxidant Mimics. In: Ganguly, N., Jindal, S., Biswal, S., Barnes, P., Pawankar, R. (eds) Studies on Respiratory Disorders. Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0497-6_19

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